Rex Tillerson shouldn’t wait to appoint a Taliban negotiator in Afghanistan

Published August 22, 2017 9:11pm ET



Answering a question from the Washington Examiner during a press conference on Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested that Afghanistan’s security situation needs improving before the United States can negotiate with groups such as the Taliban and Haqqani network.

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